(1) The regional jail authority shall be composed of members appointed by the county judges/executive of the respective counties within the authority and the jailer of the county where the regional jail is located. The county judge/executive of the most populous county shall appoint three (3) members to the authority, and the remainder of the county judges/executive shall each appoint two (2) members.
(2) Members of the authority shall serve four (4) year terms, except that one (1) of each county judge/executive’s original appointees shall serve a two (2) year term. Members of the authority shall not be compensated for their service but may be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 441.810

  • Regional jail: means a jail which is:
    (a) Owned and operated by one (1) county and, on a regular basis, holds prisoners for another county or for the state. See Kentucky Statutes 441.005
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: July 13, 1984
History: Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 415, sec. 14, effective July 13, 1984.